6 Year old Xiao Jindou or (literal translation: little gold bean) has spent the past year taking care of her sick mother who suffers from Leukemia.
Here is her daily schedule:
11am
Do laundry (manually, she does not have access to a washer and dryer)
Do laundry (manually, she does not have access to a washer and dryer)
1pm
Buy food so she can feed her mother who is too weak to move much, as she's feeding her mother she will often blow on the food so it's not too hot and whisper: "mommy, eat slowly"
Buy food so she can feed her mother who is too weak to move much, as she's feeding her mother she will often blow on the food so it's not too hot and whisper: "mommy, eat slowly"
6pm
Xiao Jindou will bring water and wash her mom's feet.
Because of the medical expenses, Xiao Jindou's father has to pick up more shifts as a long distance truck driver and is only able to come home once a month. So the task of taking care of the mother falls on this little 6 year old girl.
Nurses have said that Xiao Jindou does everything in the house. She would come whenever her mom calls and whenever her mom's temperature rises, even if it's 2 or 3 in the morning Jindou would be there with an ice bag looking after her.
When asked if Xiao Jindou wanted to go to school she would shake her head and say "if I go to school, no one will be here to take care of mommy."
We do not know if help is on the way for this little girl and her family but we will keep you updated.
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